Wacky Veme 16 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, title cards, packaging, event flyers, playful, mischievous, hand-cut, retro, storybook, expressiveness, quirkiness, handmade feel, theatrical impact, choppy, jagged, swashy, angular, organic.
A stylized, forward-leaning display face with chunky strokes, sharp wedge terminals, and visibly irregular contours that feel hand-cut rather than mechanically drawn. Letters mix rounded bowls with abrupt angular breaks, producing a jittery rhythm and uneven color across a line. The contrast is pronounced, with thick masses punctuated by thin slashes and notches; counters are often tight and asymmetrical. Overall spacing and widths vary noticeably, enhancing the lively, off-kilter texture in text.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, headlines, title cards, and playful branding moments where personality matters more than smooth readability. It can work well on packaging or event flyers when used at generous sizes and with ample spacing to keep the jagged details from crowding.
The tone is playful and mischievous, with a slightly spooky, cartoonish edge. Its rough, chiseled shapes suggest craft, cut-paper, or carved lettering—energetic and a bit chaotic—making it feel more like a character voice than a neutral typographic tool.
The design appears intended to inject personality through irregular, hand-made energy—combining bold black shapes with cut-in highlights and slanted motion for a deliberately quirky, one-off display voice.
Uppercase forms are especially theatrical, with exaggerated diagonals and dramatic interior cut-ins, while lowercase maintains the same irregular logic with compact bowls and flicked terminals. Numerals follow the same carved, high-drama styling, with distinctive, pointy joins and lively curves that read best at larger sizes.